Leaving Bahamas devastated, Dorian regains strength as it crawls up U.S. coast
NASSAU, Bahamas - Hurricane Dorian left stretches of the Bahamas looking as if they had been carpet bombed, and was regaining strength as it crawled up the U.S. Atlantic coast, possibly making landfall later on Thursday in South Carolina.
One of the most powerful Caribbean storms on record, the Category 5 hurricane killed at least 20 people in the Bahamas. Authorities expected that number to rise, Prime Minister Hubert Minnis told a news conference, as retreating floodwaters reveal the scope of destruction. In the United States, South Carolina was preparing for a record storm surge, potentially reaching a height of 8 feet at the popular vacation destination of Myrtle Beach, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said in an advisory.
Media reported flooding in historic downtown Charleston before sunup early Thursday, and more than 76,000 homes and businesses were without power along the state’s coastal areas, according to the tracking site poweroutage.us. More than 2.2 million people in Florida, Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina have been ordered to evacuate, although Florida has avoided a direct hit.
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